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Judaism's encounter with American sports /

Engages the controversial role that sports has played in shaping American Jewish identity.

Основен автор: Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ℗♭2005.
Серия: Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
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Съдържание:
  • Prologue: A historian's challenge
  • Introduction: Sports and Judaism in competition
  • From ancient struggles through a medieval time-out
  • Judaism's first modern sports skirmishes
  • The challenge and opportunity of a new world of American sports
  • The training of "all-American" Yeshiva boys
  • Shul vs. pool : interwar battles and early postwar engagements
  • The mission of American Jewry's team
  • An irresistible force
  • Safe at home : tension in Judaism's clubhouse
  • Epilogue: A clear path to the finish line.